Mak Wilson and Brian Henson puppeteering Hoggle's head.
Mak Wilson demonstrates the art of puppetry with Mokey Fraggle at a 2005 Henson Company demonstration on performance skills in the digital age.
Mak Wilson (b. September 3, 1957) is an English puppeteer who has worked on numerous Creature Shop and Muppet projects, beginning with The Dark Crystal. He had previously toured on stage, often performing as a puppeteeer, mask and mime artist. Since the demise of the Creature Shop in London he is now freelance, but still works with two Muppet producers, Martin Baker and Pete Coogan, and their new company Baker Coogan Productions. In 2008, he completed the first season of a Playhouse Disney series called Bunnytown, produced and directed by another Muppeteer, David Rudman.
Puppeteer Credits[]
- The Dark Crystal: Mystics (part-time)
- Labyrinth: Hoggle face, Riding Goblin, Shaft of hands, various others (all puppetry only)
- The StoryTeller: Birds ("Sapsorrow"), Wolf, Bird & Salmon ("The Heartless Giant"), White Lion ("The True Bride")
- The Ghost of Faffner Hall: Farkas Faffner
- Mother Goose Stories: Gosling #3, 40 characters; Puppet coordinator
- 1993 Royal Variety Performance: Clodhopper
- The Animal Show: Yves St. La Roach (season 1 only), Swifty the Cheetah, Fluke the Dolphin, Flora the Koala, Dooley the Armadillo, Chaz the Chameleon, Ringo the Elephant, Chauncey the Turtle, Achilles the Shark, Harry the Rhinoceros, Plunk the Sea Otter, Clive the Kiwi, Nippy the Tiger Beetle, Morton the Beaver, Bosko the Baboon, Leapovitch the Frog, Cool the Kangaroo Rat, Robert the Red Deer, Sean the Rabbit, Billy Bob the Lemur
- Dinosaurs: Andre (face), Earl Sinclair (face, season two onwards), Mr. Barry Wolfe (face)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Michaelangelo (face)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze: Michaelangelo (face)
- The Bear: Lead puppeteer/Performance coordinator
- Loch Ness: Lead puppeteer/Realtime CGI puppeteer
- Babe: Babe puppeteer/Performance coordinator
- Muppet Treasure Island: Realtime CGI puppeteer of the CGI mosquito (also singer on soundtrack)
- The Adventures of Pinocchio: Lead puppeteer/performance coordinator
- Lost in Space: Blawp animation supervisor/CGI puppeteer
- Farscape: Animatronic puppeteer trainer and consultant
- Mopatop's Shop: Mopatop (Seasons 1 and 2)
- Construction Site: Scooch, Lug, director/co-producer
- Jack and the Beanstalk - The True Story: Galaga (head puppeteer), Animation Director of the Golden Harp
- The Hoobs: Creative Consultant/OB Director
- Frances: Post Animation Supervisor
- Mee-Shee: The Water Giant: Performance animator/animation supervisor
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Vogon Interpreter (voice), puppeteer/Jeltz puppeteer/Various/Assistant movement choreographer
- The Furchester Hotel: Harvey P. Dull, Gonger, guests, puppet captain (season 1)
- Muppets Most Wanted: Flying Zucchini Brothers, Leprechaun